Fall For My Ex’s Mafia Father

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“So,” I say, actually relaxed, looking at him from beneath half–lidded eyes. “How did a nice boy like you get mixed up in all of this organized crime, anyway? Were you born to it, like me?”

“Nah,” he says, smiling at me indulgently and leaning a Mile

closer as well.

Then, to my surprise and pleasure, he begins to tell me his life

story.

I find myself paying rapt attention to Ivan’s story for the next half hour, sipping on the glass of tequila that the waiter again delivers, savoring the bite and the taste. He’s actually really, really interesting a totally self–made guy, climbing up through the

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ranks with nothing but sheer will, determination, and cleverness.

Despite myself, I’m impressed. Before all of this I had thought 1 liked the kind of prince–charming guys who would politely deliver you a rose and ask you, tentatively, if you’d be interested in being

courted.

But as I listen to Ivan, and let my eyes rove over his muscles and

his tattoos…I wonder, a little, if my tastes are changing.

As I consider it, my mind flashes – unwillingly – to Kent for a moment as well. He doesn’t have any tattoos, I note, or at least,

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none that I can see – but otherwise, these two are pretty similar…

sees me focus on him at that moment, a slow smile building

my lip, letting him see me do

to my front teeth pressed lightly

to mine and he smiles, continuing his story. Pretending that he

was.

like that. I like that, maybe, a

the hell is going on

jump in my seat, looking up at the fire–lit person standing in

sun

there –

sitting up straight –

react.

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Fay,” he says firmly, angrily, grabbing my arm and pulling me up

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standing

dragging me forward.

glancing back at Ivan–not quite saying sorry, but, in

the hand wrapped around my upper

pissed off. “Do

were talking

Ivan,” I say –

Ivan?” Daniel repeats, whirling

that everyone is staring at us.

my mouth to respond but Daniel keeps

enemy? The guy who tried to kill us not too long ago?”

mouth just hangs open – I honestly don’t know what to

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daughter’s arm, Mr.

to see my father standing there, glaring at Daniel with a